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Regulated industries are industries that are, in simple terms, regulated by the government. The government can set parameters for pricing, profits, quantities produced, methods of production, etc. The most common examples of regulated industries are the airline industry, railroad industry, and television broadcasting industry. Both the federal and state government can regulate industries. The government may choose to regulate an industry for a variety of reasons including prventing monopolies, keeping a low price, providing sufficient quantity, the industry is a national necessity, etc. The government can also regulate production methods and how a company uses social media. Industries that are highly monitored by the government have to be extremely critical of the content they display through social media because they must follow a strict set of guidelines when using social media.

An example of government regulation can be seen in a publically traded company. In order to avoid insider trading and selective discloser, the government can ensure that material information is released to investors and the public at the same time. Regulations can be placed on the pharmaceutical industry to insure that pharmaceutical companies follow the appropriate rules and regulations.

Authorities that specialize in the particular industry, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who monitor the health care industry, will enforce specific guidelines. The FDA ensures that drug-makers follow a particular procedure of distribution and monitor customer privacy.

Discuss the advantage of dynamic pricing over fixed pricing. What are the potential disadvantages of dynamic pricing? If you were in charge of pricing strategy, what pricing strategy would you use and why?

Question 1
When a competitively produced product generates negative externalities in production, the industry will:
- over-produce the good because marginal social cost will exceed marginal social benefit in competitive equilibrium.
- over-produce the good because marginal private cost is less than marginal private be

Mankiw argues that if federal authorities assume responsibility, the entire financial system might well become a group of government-sponsored enterprises.
Question:
A) Explain how preventing the impact of systemic risk creates a financial sector dominated by government-sponsored enterprises.
B) Evaluate the practicality an

Can you respond to these four questions with 2-3 paragraphs each citing some decent references?
1. Explain why the cost structure associated with many kinds of information goods and services might imply a market supplied by a small number of large firms.
2. At the same time some internet businesses such as grocery home de

The widget industry in Anytown is a monopoly, controlled by Widget Corp. Its demand curve for the local market is given by
P = 800 - 20 W
Where W represents the number of widgets sold per period.
The total cost function (including opportunity or implicit costs) for Widget Corp. is
TC = 300 + 500 W + 10W^2
a. Assuming the

I need some help with answering the following questions:
What are the differences among horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate mergers? What are real-world examples of each type of merger. What policy do you think the US should follow toward mergers? Why?
What effect does government intervention, taxation, and regulations

1.) Most stocks and options awarded or charged to CEOs are not indexed to either industry average or to marketwide averages (e.g., the S&P 500). If the goal is to create incentives for CEOs to increase their companies' value, but also protect them from added risk from stock market fluctuations, does it make sense to index option

1. Explain why government regulation is needed, citing the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy.
2. Justify the rationale for the intervention of government in the market process in the U.S.
3. Assuming that the merger faces some threats and that the industry decides on self-expansion as an alternative

Describe two different markets where there has been a market disequilibrium. That is, there is a shortage or a surplus. This is often temporary for weeks or months, maybe because of a natural disaster. Briefly discuss the supply and demand curve in each case. What can a manager of a firm within this industry do to minimize the i

You have been asked to write a report for a group of new stock brokers about the NYSE-Euronext and the NASDAQ.
Visit both the NYSE Homepage, and the NASDAQ Homepage, and write a paper on how the two exchanges operate. Make sure to address the following three questions:
How are NYSE and NASDAQ similar, if at all?

The Deregulation Movement and Financial Crisis
Beginning in the late 1970s and continuing through the 2000s, the business environment moved toward relying less on government regulation and more on the marketplace to achieve desired economic objectives. Consensus successes in deregulation have come in airlines, railroads, tel

The Great Recessions of 2007-2009 affected millions of U.S. citizens and had multiple causes. What were some of the major contributing factors and how did they combine to cause the recessions? How were you affected by it? What are some long-term implications? Please support your view with theories and references. Thank you.

1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations tend to go through many stages of review and approval before they are implemented. Not only do many regulators have to approve a new regulation, but comments and reviews from industry and conservation organizations are typical. Explain these complicated procedures in light of

Although most people agree that the governmentâ??s role in the free market economy should be limited, the degree of appropriate government involvement is contested. Under what circumstances should the government bailout a failing business? Explain and cite a specific example to illustrate your reasoning.
Some people might ar

Please help with the following problem. Include references in the solution.
Describe a real life situation of a firm having type monopoly power that is not due to government regulation. What is the source of their monopoly power and how do they exploit it?

In certain cases, a market may function more efficiently if there is only one producer. Please identify markets where monopolies may beneficial, and explain why this is the case. Industries that the government allows monopolies to exist and where they permit and regulate these industries are acceptable.

Cammco Industries operates in a highly competitive market. While there are few other firms in the industry due to the high fixed costs of building plants, rival firms are very aggresive in their pricing strategies. Of the products sold in the industry, over 80% have 10 years of patent protection remaining. Does this industry

Hello:
This assignment will need to be 1,000 words. If sources are used, please be sure they are "quoted with quotations," and the reference is listed.
The query is: No firm is completely sheltered from rivals; all firms compete for all customers and their money. If that is true, pure monopoly does not exist. Do you agree

Please assist me in making sure that I answered the 49 questions below. I had trouble with 4 of the problems Can someone complete this by 10:00ET
Direction: Verify if the solutions at the end are correct and assist me with the 4 questions that I had trouble with thanks. I have answer majority of these questions just need some

1. During 1998, the Senbet Discount Tire Company had gross sales of $1 million. The firmâ??s cost of goods sold and selling expenses were $300,000 and $200,000, respectively. These figures do not include depreciation. Senbet also had notes payable of $1 million. These notes carried an interest rate of 10 percent. Depreciation w

Provide help to define the following: what three kinds of government regulations: social-regulation, anti-trust, and economic rules, Demonstrate Social Regulation purpose dependent upon Competitive / Oligopoly & Lawsuits for Monopolist Forces / effect from Efficiencies, Demand & Cost-Curves for firm in oligopoly.
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I have made mistake after mistake on this:
I have Budgeting costs calculated from the sales income =
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Direct Labour = (% x Sales Income) / 100 = £640,000
I used this for all the first % calculations.
I took the standard cost per hour = £4.40 (This still confuses me. is this classed as the actual and not the budget?)
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